지난 9월 20~27일 광주에서 열린 제60회 전국기능경기대회에서 전북특별자치도 직업계고 선수단이 16개 직종에서 총 34명(금 3, 은 3, 동 4, 우수상 5, 장려상 17) 수상의 성과를 거뒀다. 전북도교육청에 따르면 도내 선수 79명이 27개 직종에 참가했다.

전북기계공업고는 프로토타입모델링에서 금·은·동을 석권했고, 이 종목은 2년 연속 금메달을 이어갔다. 전주공업고는 자동차차체수리·자동차정비·전기제어에서 각각 금·은·동을 따냈으며, 자동차정비·자동차차체수리는 4년 연속, 전기제어는 2년 연속 메달을 수확했다. 남원제일고는 요리 직종에서 첫 금메달을 거머쥐며 의미를 더했다.

문형심 전북교육청 창의인재교육과장은 “학생들의 열정과 지도교사의 헌신이 큰 성과로 이어졌다”며 “학교 현장의 노력과 교육청의 지원이 어우러져 더 큰 성과를 만들겠다”고 말했다.

At the 60th National Skills Competition held in Gwangju from September 20 to 27, the Jeollabuk Special Self-Governing Province vocational high school team achieved a total of 34 awards (3 gold, 3 silver, 4 bronze, 5 outstanding, 17 encouragement) in 16 different occupations. According to the Jeollabuk Provincial Office of Education, 79 athletes from the province participated in 27 different occupations.

Jeollabuk Mechanical Industry High School dominated in prototype modeling, winning gold, silver, and bronze medals, continuing their streak of winning the gold medal in this category for two consecutive years. Jeonju Industrial High School secured gold, silver, and bronze in automotive body repair, automotive maintenance, and electrical control respectively. Automotive maintenance and automotive body repair have won medals for four consecutive years, while electrical control has won for two consecutive years. Namwon Jeil High School added significance by winning its first gold medal in the cooking category.

Moon Hyeong-sim, head of the Creative Talent Education Department at the Jeollabuk Provincial Office of Education, stated, "The students' passion and the dedication of the guiding teachers led to significant achievements," adding, "By combining the efforts at the school level with the support of the education office, we will strive to achieve even greater success."